Baluji visiting the visually-impaired steelpan group

Baluji Shrivastav introduces Indian Music to Mexican Students

Baluji Shrivastav introduces Indian Music to Mexican Students in Oaxaca Mexico in the village of pottery makers called Santa Maria Atzompa where his wife lived and worked many years ago. The children had never met anyone from India before or heard Indian music before, so it was a wonderful experience for everyone.

Baluji Shrivastav OBE performing at the London Fashion Week for Ashish

Brilliant Sitar and Oud duet

Two maestros meet, sit down together, and create the most stunning music out of the ether! Baluji first met Joseph in Perth, Australia in 2005. They have not met again till August 2016. Hopefully they will perform in public together one day!

LONDON FASHION WEEK ELECTRIFYING SITAR

The fashionist crowd went beserk at the end of Baluji s enchanting spellbinding vocal and sitar accompaniment to Ashish s stunning new collection on the catwalk...

A view of Sitar/Guitar Suites by Baluji Shrivastav

This is a contemporary work commissioned by eminent guitarist Timothy Walker who wants to extend the available repertoire for the guitar to reflect different cultural influences. He first met Baluji when they worked together on a project by Sarah Walker. The work was performed at the Purcell Rooms and Leeds College of Music. It will soon be going on tour again, featuring Boo-Boo who is talented graduate of Timothy Walker originating from Indonesia.

Path of Time by Linda Shanson accompanied by Baluji & James at St. George Church London

This is a film by Oscar Castellino celebrating the moving music produced by Linda, Baluji and James Welland who often work together to create powerful original works. This was a fundraising concert to support disabled young music students.

Baluji and Boo-boo rehearsing Balujis Sitar Guitar Suites

Geranium Day Busking in Covent Garden 20 May 16

Baluji Shrivastav was joined by members of his Inner Vision Orchestra on Friday 20th May 2016, to busk in Covent Garden in order to raise money for Baluji Music Foundation on Geranium Day - a fundraising day organised by the Greater London Fund for the Blind.

The musicians were given a complimentary lunch by Wagamama, and tea and snacks by The Punjab Restaurant in Covent Garden.

Passers by were entertained by the ensemble featuring voice, table, violin, harmonica and guitar. The busking raised lots of money and spread the word about this great cause!

Sayani Palit singing for Baluji in Radio BongOnets Studios in Kolkata

As part of the research and development tour that took place in January and February 2016 when Baluji was looking for outstanding blind musicians from different regions of India, he met the wonderful Sayani who is an accomplished Indian classical singer.

Appreciation of Baluji and his achievements

Inner Vision Orchestra on BBC News

An interview and a performance at BBC News by a group of musicians from around the world who are promoting one message: that the power of music can transform lives. They also have one other thing in common - all members of the Inner Vision Orchestra are blind or partially sighted. Led by sitar maestro Baluji Shrivastav, the group performs songs from the Middle East to Afghanistan and India, gospel and blues and Western classical compositions.

This was part of the coverage of the National Tour 2014, and also promoting the documentary film Inner Vision.

Baluji performs in Qatar with the British Paraorchestra

Inner Vision Orchestra Film

A documentary film following Britain\'s only blind orchestra on their UK tour. A celebration of the power of music to transform lives.

INNER VISION is a feature-length documentary about the Inner Vision Orchestra, its members and their stories, struggles and triumphs. With some players born blind and others experiencing sight loss in their life, the heart of this film will reveal intimate portraits of key characters from around the world, and how creativity has helped them overcome the challenges imposed by sight loss.

Baluji performing with The British Paraorchestra

Baluji and Tom Waits Chicago...an interesting use of sitar

Opening the disc is a dark, horn-driven up-tempo piece called “Chicago,” which features some great miking techniques on the snare to achieve a train sound and an interesting use of sitar by Baluji Shrivastav The title track is quintessential Waits, featuring a wonderfully dirty, clangy snare backbeat and a gritty New Orleans-inspired funk groove. This is heavy in the truest sense of the word, and Waits’ rough-and-tumble wail and cigarette-drenched rasp are showcased perfectly here.

Jingle Bells Baluji Style

Fereshteh at BBC 100 Women

BBC 100 Women event went live on BBC World News TV & BBC World Service Radio in English and all their different languages. Fereshteh has been touring the UK in an Arts Council supported tour of Baluji Shrivastav and the Inner Vision Orchestra. Her parents have threatened to burn Fereshteh if she sings in public.

Fereshteh on BBC Persian Service TV

Inner Vision Orchestra\'s Iranian singer Fereshteh has been touring the UK and tells Iran about her life, promoting awareness of disability and women\'s issues. Thanks to Arts Council England for enabling this tour to take place.

Peggy Scott Presents LOVE IS BLIND

Respect Festival Inner Vision Orchestra Finale

Showing the humour and spontaneity of the Inner Vision Orchestra at the Respect festival Plymouth where the musicians improvise and joke with the audience. After their encore they mingle with their fans from the audience.

Denise Leigh and Baluji Shrivastav

Part of Inner Vision Orchestra UK Tour 2013 funded by Arts Council England. A world first of German Lieder with Indian dilruba! A daring experiment typical of the adventurous spirit of Baluji Shrivastav and Denise Leigh.

University of Plymouth Music Workshop by Baluji Shrivastav & Ziad Sinno

Part of the purpose of Inner Vision is to train blind musicians to give workshops. Here, Ziad Sinno, who has been trained to give workshops by Baluji is joining him in teaching at Plymouth University Music department.

Jazz Orient Star Linda Shanson - A Female Focus

Baluji Shrivastav and Inner Vision on BBC Asian Network

Watch and listen to Baluji and members of the Inner Vision Orchestra at BBC Asian Network publicising their main London gig of the Arts Council of England funded national tour of Baluji Shrivastav and his Inner Vision Orchestra of blind musicians.

Inner Vision Orchestra on BBC World Update

Baluji Shrivastav MD with two members of his 10 piece Inner Vision Orchestra , Takashi Kikuchi and Ziad Sinno , discuss their lives and music ,and play live on air. They are touring with the orchestra all over the UK in a groundbreaking project supported by Arts Council England. Blind musicians breaking down barriers and bringing joy! Film by Linda Shanson CEO of Baluji Music Foundation

Inner Vision rehearsing and performing at Kings Place. London as part of their national tour

Indian maestro and Musical Director, Baluji Shrivastav (sitar/ dilruba/ tabla/ gopi/ harmonium/ naal/ vocals) has brought together incredible musicians from around the world who are blind or partially sighted. Their uplifting music moves between songs from Iran, Afghanistan, India and Nigeria with soulful Gospel and Blues to sublime Indian Ragas and Western Classical compositions. Driven by the intensity of an inner vision they celebrate the power of music to transform lives.

Supported by Arts Council of England and the National Lottery , they have been touring the country, performing at top venues, delighting audiences ,and raising the profile of blind performers in their press and media coverage.

On the move with Inner Vision Orchestra

Inner Vision Ten blind musicians, 3 guide dogs and a pile of luggage and instruments travel from London to Wale to perform at Welsh Millennium Centre and Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. A unique ensemble with different cultures, languages and religions, united by their love of music.

Baluji Shrivastav is a multi instrumentalist who lives in London UK. This footage was taken from a performance at The London South Bank (The Purcell Room) at Alchemy Festival April 2013. He was performing with his band Jazz Orient.

Baluji Shrivastav - Alchemy Festival promo

Baluji Shrivastav is one of the greatest instrumentalists India has produced excelling in sitar, surbahar, dilruba, pakhavaj and tabla. The outstanding characteristic of Baluji\'s musical career is his versatility. His ability to concentrate on sound as his primary mode of interaction with the world has enriched his musicality and his courageous attitude to life is reflected in his approach to music.

Fruit by JAZZ ORIENT

Jazz Orients Fruit taken from the album Re-Orient , with Baluji Shrivastav (sitar), Andy Sheppard (sax), Guy Barker (trumpet), Hossam Ramzy (egyptian percussion) and Linda Shanson (vocals). At the core of Jazz Orient are Baluji Shrivastav, Chris Conway and Linda Shanovitch who celebrate Jazz, Eastern European, Middle Eastern and Indian music creating a kaleidoscope of rhythms and melodies with intricate patterns of percussive footwork and graceful movements from Indian dance.

Blind maestro joins other great blind musicians in Morocco at 2012 Louis Braille festival. He sings a song in Arabic to the delight of the audience who are surprised to hear their own language sung in an Indian style.

Baluji playing with the Paraorchestra and Coldplay at Paralympic Closing Ceremony 2012

Baluji playing with Jimi from Doves at the BBC Electric Proms

Doves took to The Roundhouse stage with the London Bulgarian Choir for a brand new performance, reworking the band\'s music for the BBC Electric Proms audience.

Composer Avshalom Caspi was specially commissioned to rearrange a number of Doves tracks for the 40-strong London Bulgarian Choir. The choir\'s unique phrasing and emotive folk singing style perfectly complemented the soaring melodies of the band.